Keith Angus
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 5 April 1943 Sheffield, England |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | Marathon |
| Club | Sheffield AC |
Keith Angus (born 5 April 1943) is a British long-distance runner who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Angus finished third behind Trevor Wright in the 10 miles event at the 1971 AAA Championships[2] and third again the following year at the 1972 AAA Championships.[3]
On 15th September 1971 Angus ran a 10k personal best at London in 28:45.8
Angus placed 4th at the 1972 English National Cross Country Championships[4] and later that year was part of the winning England team at the World Cross Country Championship.[5] He made one further appearance at the World Cross Country Championships in 1975, Rabat, Morocco.
Angus won the 1974 edition of the Košice Peace Marathon[6][7] in a field that included future double Olympic Champion Waldermir Cierpinski, Ron Hill and Jack Foster.[8] He moved to Nottingham in September 1974.[9] He then twice finished on the podium in the marathon event at both the 1975 AAA Championships and 1976 AAA Championships.[2]The 1976 AAA marathon also acted as the 1976 Olympic trial, it was ran on a warm and testing course at Rotherham, Angus set his personal best of 2:15.55[10] beating more fancied names that included the then world record holder Ian Thompson, Ron Hill and Bernie Plain.[11]
Angus won the 1975 CAU Intercounties 20 mile at Derby.[12] At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, he represented Great Britain in the marathon.[13]
He was a teacher at Tapton House School in Chesterfield[14] where he resides.
References
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